Human Rights and Global Justice unit (HSS207)

Introduction

Human rights are fundamental rights that are inherent to every individual. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. The unit takes an interdisciplinary approach to the development, application and cultural relativity of human rights, and how they are placed alongside our notions of global justice. The unit is delivered in three modules. The first module explores the evolution of the liberal conception of human rights, with a focus on how the understanding of rights has changed over time. The second module introduces students to non-Western conceptions of human rights, with a focus on indigenous conceptions. The third module discusses who guarantees protection of rights, and how violators of rights have come to be punished in the international system. The material covered in this unit is global in both its geographic scope and its cultural awareness. The unit will provide you with the tools to make determinations about the nature of human rights in a globalised world.

Summary

Unit name	Human Rights and Global Justice
Unit code	HSS207
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline	Politics and International Relations
Coordinator	Professor James Chin
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Intermediate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Describe how human rights are a historical, contemporary and evolving concept.
• Explain how the emergence and development of international human rights theory has contributed to international laws and institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights.
• Evaluate how different cultural perceptions of law and justice continue to impact on our international regime of human rights.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

100 credit points

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

XBR207

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	HSS207 offers live tutorials via Zoom (in the summer school) or in-person at the Sandy Bay campus / via Zoom (in Semester 2). These tutorial sessions will help interpret the MyLO lecture content and the required reading/s for each week.  5 week session Jan B: Online  11 x 1-hour pre-recorded lectures (split over four weeks) 11 x 1.5-hour online tutorials (spit over four weeks)   Semester 2 On-campus: Weekly recorded lectures (1 hour)  Weekly tutorials (1.5 hour) Online: Weekly recorded lectures (1 hour)  Weekly online tutorials (1.5 hour)
Assessment	Tutorial Participation (10%)|Multiple Choice Quiz (20%)|Oral Presentation (30%)|Major Essay (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings for the unit are provided by UTAS Library Services and will be accessible via the library's Reading Lists page.

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